The Archive

POV Season 23
  • Short Film
  • 2010
  • 7 Mins
This is the story of a man and his records. Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.

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